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The fall of Fallujah was a battle in the city of Fallujah in western Iraq that took place from late 2013 to early 2014, in which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other Sunni insurgents captured the city of Fallujah.
The Third Battle of Fallujah, [23] [24] [25] code-named Operation Breaking Terrorism (Arabic: عملية كسر الإرهاب) by the Iraqi government, was a military operation against ISIL launched to capture the city of Fallujah and its suburbs, located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Fallujah [a] (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River , it is located roughly 69 kilometres (43 mi) to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the neighboring city of Ramadi .
180+ Iraqi tribesmen captured, [15] and 10 executed [16] 520 ... The siege of Fallujah was an offensive launched in February 2016 by the Iraqi government against ...
4 January: Fallujah was captured by ISIL after several days of fighting which left more than 100 dead. [3] [4] ISIL claimed responsibility for the car-bomb attack on 2 January that killed four people and wounded dozens in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, a town that acts as headquarters to Hezbollah. [5] [6]
Fallujah: The Real Fall special report on Fallujah since November 2004 - Channel 4 (11 January 2005) Falluja: City with history of rebellion - BBC News 23 December 2004; Raw Video Footage of U.S. Offensive in Fallujah large archive of news network footage and unofficial footage collected by Geoffrey Huntley – fallujah.us
In early January 2014, ISIL militants successfully captured the cities of Fallujah and Hīt, [18] bringing much of Al Anbar Governorate under their control. The Iraqi Army then began conducting an offensive into Anbar in an attempt to retake the region.
At this time, it was confirmed that ISIL took full control of Fallujah. [65] On 9 May, the military launched its offensive [66] and by 18 May, security forces regained control of the international expressway east of Fallujah and captured 16 villages and towns around the city. [67]